Language learning app Duolingo has apparently been using the iPhone's Live Activity feature to display ads on the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island, which violates Apple's design guidelines. According to multiple reports on Reddit, the Duolingo app has been displaying an ad for a "Super offer," which is Duolingo's paid subscription option. Apple's guidelines for Live Activity state that the feature cannot be used to display ads or promotions.
Having had a phone with a notch and a phone with a small circle cutout, the notch bothered me and the circle cutout has hardly been an issue. I mean, I’d prefer an uninterrupted screen and a front camera, but I don’t like any of the current iterations of retracting selfie cameras, and I need a front camera for video calls.
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I forgot about under-screen cameras. My options would be limited to RedMagic phones, Sony phones, and the Samsung Z-Flip. Maybe I’ll look into Sony next, since I heard the RedMagic software can be pretty awful.
If you go the way of Sony, in Europe, the 1 VI is heavily discounted and is 99% of the phone the 1 VII is. The VI still gets 3 major android version updates, till 17.